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			<h2>&nbsp;Introduction</h2>
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		<h3>Overview</h3>
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				<b>What is <i>Open Twebst</i>?</b></br>
				<i>Open Twebst</i> is an open source web automation framework for <i>Internet Explorer</i> that can be used within any environment that supports COM,
				from scripting languages <i>JScript</i>, <i>VBScript</i> to higher level programming languages <i>C#</i>, <i>VB.Net</i>, <i>VBA/Excel</i>, <i>C++</i>.
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				The framework includes two components:
				<b>Open Twebst Web Recorder</b> that generates most of the automation code and
				<b>Open Twebst Library</b> which is a collection of programable objects that creates a web automation API.
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				<b>What <i>Open Twebst</i> can do?</b><br/>
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					<li>automate regression tests of web applications</li>
					<li>automate web actions and data-entry</li>
					<li>automatically log in to different web sites</li>
					<li>fill out web-forms automatically</li>
					<li>extract data from web pages</li>
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				<b><i>Open Twebst</i> features</b>
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					<li>Start new browsers and navigate to a specified URL; connect to already existing IE web pages.</li>
					<li>Automate embedded IE browser control in any application.</li>
					<li>Simulates user behavior generating hardware or browser events.</li>
					<li>Get full programmatic control over HTML elements and frames.</li>
					<li>Advanced search of browsers and HTML elements using <i>wildcards</i>.</li>
					<li>Perform actions on all HTML controls (button, combo-box, list-box, edit-box, upload control).</li>
					<li>Get access to native <i>IE</i> objects so you don't need to learn new API if you already know IE web programming.</li>
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				<b><i>Open Twebst Web Recorder</i> features</b>
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					<li>Generate web automation code using the language of your choice: <i>JScript</i>, <i>VBScript</i>, <i>VB.Net</i>.</li>
					<li>Record web actions on all HTML web controls (anchor, button, combo-box, list-box, edit-box).</li>
					<li>Easily create web macros through an intuitive graphical interface.</li>					
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		<h3>System requirements</h3>
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				Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
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				Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 - protected mode ready
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		<h3>Support and contact</h3>
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					<li>Web-site: <a href="http://open-twebst.codecentrix.com/" target="_blank">http://open-twebst.codecentrix.com/</a></li>
					<li>Google Group: <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/twebst-automation-studio" target="_blank">Twebst Group</a></li>
					<li>E-mail: <a href="mailto:adrian.dorache@codecentrix.com">adrian.dorache@codecentrix.com</li>
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